colonialmexico

Continuing our review of colonial buildings of distinction in the city of Puebla, we turn to the architectural complex of La Concordia. The ...

The former hospital of the Niños Expositos (abandoned orphans) adjacent to the church of San Cristóbal, is now a school, faced in red ladri...

For our second post on the church of San Cristóbal we consider the church interior.    The interior of this temple preserves its rich stucco...

As noted before, our current focus is on several 17th century buildings of distinction in the city of Puebla.    First we looked at the mans...

This month our focus is on several 17th century buildings of distinction in the city of Puebla. First the mansion known as La Casa de Las Bo...

Oaxtepec is best known for its early Dominican priory , but the other early colonial monument of importance here, now largely in ruins, was ...

In our previous post we explored the churchyard crosses of Tulpetlac, north of Mexico City. Here we look at the reliefs and statues of angel...